Arsenal legend Ian Wright has slammed Arsene Wenger‘s weak management style after he allowed under-fire Alex Iwobi to play against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

Wenger selected the Nigerian for the second time in four days following claims he was partying into the early hours of Saturday morning — less than 48 hours before the Gunners were dumped out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest.

The 21-year-old is in hot water after a video emerged of him dancing and screaming at a flat in Soho, allegedly filmed at 2.37am the day before the FA Cup third-round tie.

Iwobi started in the Gunners’ shock 4-2 loss at the City Ground on Sunday and Wenger has stated the player will be hit with a fine if these partying claims are proved true.

The forward was then handed his second starting berth in four days in the first leg of the semi-final against Chelsea — leaving the likes of Theo Walcott on the bench.

And a furious Wright claimed that these decisions send the wrong message to players and only serves to make the club a ‘joke’.

‘People laugh at us – they see it as a bit of a joke with what’s going on,’ said the pundit

Wright said on Sky Sports: ‘In the current climate, for a young player to go out and do that with Arsenal going through what they’re going through now — experienced players wanting to leave, there’s no leadership — Arsene Wenger should have made a better stance on this. A stronger stance.

‘Because Arsenal have got to find what we are losing at the moment. People laugh at us — they see it as a bit of a joke with what’s going on at the moment — players don’t want to be there. It just feels like we are losing control.’

‘What’s it saying to Theo?,’ he added. ‘He’s got a youngster that’s gone out less than 48 hours before the game, still plays in that game, plays in this game and you can’t get a game in front of him.

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